Office of the President
The University of Montana
Office of the President
The University of Montana
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Departmental Assessment Award |
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The Departmental Assessment Award is bestowed on an academic department that hasexhibited a history of excellence in assessing student learning, classroom teaching, and program effectiveness. The award comes with a $1,500 prize. |
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Who is eligible: |
| Who may nominate: Nomination letters should be initiated by department chairs, and have supporting documentation from deans. Unsuccessful nominations from prior years may be activated and resubmitted. |
| Nomination requirements: A department may win the award only once every seven years. The best applications will discuss and provide specific examples of how the department assesses student learning (e.g., embedded testing, student papers or projects, capstone courses, portfolios, evidence of student performance on national tests), classroom teaching (e.g., peer or chair review of classroom performance, student evaluation of classroom performance), and program effectiveness (e.g., student and alumni surveys). Moreover, applicants should discuss how the results gleaned from the above assessments contribute to continuous improvement within the department. For more information on assessment, see www.umt.edu/provost/assessment |
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Send nominations and documentation to: |
| Deadline: Friday, 26 February 2010 |
| All awards will be presented at the: Faculty and Staff Awards Reception April 2010 (exact date TBA) University Center Ballroom |
2008-2009 Winner
Health Professions Department, College of Technology
Previous winners include Information and Research Services of the Mansfield Library, the Department of Drama/Dance, the Department of Physical Therapy, and the Department of Social Work.
Chairperson must submit nominations to the Office of the President no later than 24 March.
University Hall 109
The University of Montana
Missoula, Montana 59812
(406) 243-2311; (406) 243-2797 (Fax)
